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Anderson Strathern

1 RUTLAND COURT, EDINBURGH, EH3 8EY, SCOTLAND
Tel:
Work 0131 270 7700
Fax:
Fax 0131 270 7788
DX:
ED3 EDINBURGH-1
Web:
www.andersonstrathern.co.uk
Email:

Keith Bishop

Tel:
Work +44 131 625 7949
Email:
Anderson Strathern

Work Department

Construction and projects.

Position

Partner and head of construction and projects. Construction and engineering projects (both disputes and contract drafting projects) – involved in litigation, arbitration, adjudication and mediation; advising on procurement issues, building contracts and professional appointments. Disputes – advised local authorities on multi-million pound leisure centre disputes, a major contractor on a waste water treatment plant, specialist contractor on a dispute over Edinburgh schools PFI. Currently advising developer on multi-million pound building defects claim and various contractors and sub-contractors on delay and disruption disputes. Acted for both referring and responding parties in adjudications, as well as acting as an adjudicator. Non-contentious – acted on a number of developments for residential, retail, industrial and mixed-use schemes. Acted for a university in two-stage procurement of campus redevelopment, on Edinburgh trams infrastructure and Edinburgh Airport Rail Link. Acted for contractor on £120m Aberdeen schools PPP and acting for a number of high profile developers. Instructed by Glasgow School of Art to lead procurement of Garnethill redevelopment, phase I. He is dual qualified.

Career

Qualified 1988; partner Anderson Strathern 2005; accredited specialist in construction.

Languages

Basic French.

Member

Law Society of Scotland.

Education

University of Edinburgh (MA); University of Glasgow (LLB).

Leisure

Football, rugby, cinema, cooking, gym.

Practice Areas

Construction - contentious; Construction - non-contentious; Energy and natural resources

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